How do you break down the cost of this pen? One of the tough questions asked at Apple interview

Apple is one of the most prestigious companies in the world, so it's not surprising to learn that getting a job there isn't easy.

Like many other tech companies, Apple asks both technical interview questions based on your past work experience and some mind-boggling puzzles.

We combed through posts on Glassdoor to find some of the toughest interview questions candidates have been asked.

Some require solving tricky math problems, while others are simple but vague enough to keep you on your toes.

"We have a cup of hot coffee and a small cold milk out of the fridge. The room temperature is in between these two. When should we add milk to coffee to get the coolest combination earliest (at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end)?" —Product Design Engineer candidate

"How much does the Empire State Building weigh?" — Solutions Consultant candidate

"Explain what RAM is to a five year old." — Apple Genius candidate

"How does an airplane wing work?" — Lead Systems Engineer candidate

"Give me 5 ways of measuring how much gasoline is in a car." — Hardware Engineering candidate

“If you have 2 eggs, and you want to figure out what's the highest floor from which you can drop the egg without breaking it, how would you do it? What's the optimal solution?” — Software Engineer candidate

“How would you break down the cost of this pen?” — Global Supply Manager candidate

"Describe an interesting problem and how you solved it." — Software Engineer candidate

"Explain to an 8 year old what a modem/router is and its functions." — At-Home Advisor candidate

"How many children are born every day?" — Global Supply Manager candidate

"You have a 100 coins laying flat on a table, each with a head side and a tail side. 10 of them are heads up, 90 are tails up. You can't feel, see or in any other way find out which side is up. Split the coins into two piles such that there are the same number of heads in each pile." — Software Engineer candidate

"How would you test your favorite app?" Software QA Engineer candidate

Source: techgig.com